Chapter 9: Surprise Surprise
Admiral Piett entered Anakin's quarters seeing Luke and Obi Wan watching the holonet.
He told them of how they were in pursuit of a shuttle he presumed Padme and Anakin were on, headed to Alderaan.
"Why would Mom run from Dad? I thought they were madly in love with each other?" Luke said looking to Obi Wan for answers.
Obi Wan gave a huge sigh this was going to be the most difficult thing to tell Luke he was hoping that it would never come, but perhaps he could salvage that part of the story tell it from a certain point of view.
"Luke as I told you your father had committed some serious crimes, and your mother was none to pleased and terribly worried for Anakin, after she had confronted him he tried to explain what he did was for her and that when he saw me. Your father thought that I had taken your mother away from him and he felt betrayed that she would leave him. As the dark side consumed him he had inadvertently hurt her. After that we entered into our fierce duel." Obi Wan explained leaving out the deliberate force choking part.
Luke looked deep into his eyes, the force telling him he was telling the truth.
"I can't believe it, he hurt my mother." Luke said standing and walking towards his quarters.
"Luke are you ok?" Obi Wan asked.
"Yea Ben Im fine I just need some time." Luke said closing the door to his quarters. He fell onto his bed tears streaming down his face. "How could I have been so foolish, he is the monster everyone comes to hate, I HATE HIM FOR WHAT HE DID!!! WHAT HE DID TO MY MOTHER!!! HE WILL PAY FOR HURTING HER." Luke said to himself.
Obi Wan picked up on those thoughts and went to talk to Luke telling the good Admiral he would be a few minutes. Obi Wan entered the room.
"Luke we need to talk, I heard what you said. You do not understand what the dark side can do to a person you must forgive him as I am sure your mother will in time. You will see young one that your father is the last hope for this galaxy we all need him including your mother." Obi Wan said from the inside of the door way.
"Before I did but not now, knowing he hurt Mother and his child over power, greed. I am sorry Obi Wan I am not as forgiving as you are. Fighting is forgivable, but hurting a pregnant Mother and unborn child is not. What else have you not told me about him?" Luke asked his eye piercing Obi Wan's soul.
"I am afraid I will not tell you Luke. You must ask you farther that, if we are able to rescue him." Obi Wan said turning to leave.
"Wha… What did you say?" Luke asked getting up from his bed.
"Luke your mother has abducted your father; I fear she may do something she will regret." Obi Wan said walking over to Luke and knelling at his bed side.
Concern began to wash over Luke, Obi Wan was right. He didn't understand how the dark side could affect someone, and now his own mother might hurt him in some way.
"Obi Wan we have to save him. I know what I said but I take it back, I need him more than ever. I can't loose him, I just found him." Luke said as tears filled his icy blue eyes.
Obi Wan embraced the boy he knew this was going to be a difficult time for Luke not to mention Padme and Leia.
XxX
Three hours had passed she hadn't even noticed the time fly by. She felt the rumble in her stomach it was time to eat. "Well at least its rations a change from those awful roots." Padme thought to her self.
Padme sat at the table to the side of the craft she had a cup of caf and a good sized portion of rations on her table. She indulged in her rations they tasted far superior to what she had been eating for all those years. Her anger spiked as to why she had to eat those nasty roots and awful meat. She finished her meal still seething from earlier.
"He has to pay for all the pain he has caused me. He robbed me of my Life, my freedom, my children."
But the pain was too much she fell into tears, she was becoming hysterical again. In-between her crying fits she heard three words.
Anakin awoke and ralised that he had binder on his ankles and wrists. After a coupe of tries he was able to free himself. He slowly exited the cabin and moved towards her presence, she was in pain terrible pain. He watched her for a few minutes until he finally decided to revile himself. "Angle I'm sorry." Anakin said standing in the entry way to the common area
Padme grabbed her blaster and shot out of her seat. A shot was heard, Padme blaster had a small smoke trail rising up from the barrel.
"I am sorry my Angle." Anakin said as he fell backwards hitting the decking hard.
"NOOOOO… Anakin!" Padme screamed realizing what she had done. She ran to his side repeating his name over and over again.
Padme pleaded with him to wake up. She finally came to her senses and retrieved the med pack. She dressed his wounds with the bacta patches but she knew all too well that if he didn't reach a medical center soon he would die. The pool of blood was thick and dark red indicating she had hit his liver or kidney. She put him in her bed, lying next to him whispering in his ear she was sorry, to hold on.
XxX
It hit Obi Wan like a ton of bricks; he fell to the deck grasping his head.
"Obi Wan what is wrong?" Luke and Thomas both said in unison.
"Anakin, he is in terrible pain." Obi Wan got out before another pain hit him sending him to the ground.
"Obi Wan…Obi Wan" Luke cried again and again as Obi wan fell into unconsciousness.
I hope you like this one. Keep in mind I am deployed to Iraq and have limited time to do these, but I as you requested I got one out hope you enjoy it as much as I do typing it.
